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| HER Number: | MDV80977 |
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| Name: | Pit Containing Ironworking Debris, South of Colstray Farm |
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Summary
Pit containing iron slag, hammerscale and Roman pot.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 877 672 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX86NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Kingskerswell |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | KINGSKERSWELL |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- PIT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD (Between))
Full description
Wessex Archaeology, 2003, A380 Kingskerswell Bypass, Devon. Archaeological Evaluation, 7, 10 (Report - Evaluation). SDV347944.
An irregular hollow in Trench 11 may represent a small pit which, along with a more linear hollow, both circa 25 centimetres deep, was filled with a deposit containing much charcoal and abundant evidence for metalworking kebris including slag and hammerscale. A single sherd of Roman pat was also recovered.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV347944 | Report - Evaluation: Wessex Archaeology. 2003. A380 Kingskerswell Bypass, Devon. Archaeological Evaluation. Wessex Archaeology Report. 53811.01. A4 stapled + Digital. 7, 10. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds
- FDV1951 - SLAG (Unknown date)
- FDV1952 - POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Associated Events
- EDV5392 - Archaeological Evaluation of the Kingskerswell Bypass
| Date Last Edited: | Dec 12 2011 11:06AM |
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